Rotary shaft coupling



Aug. 10 1926. 1,595,6I2

M. w. MoRGAN ROTARY SHAFT coUPLING Filed May 10, 1924 2 sneets-sneet 1 Aug. 10 1926. 1,595,6l2

M.. W. MORGAN ROTARY SHAFT COUPLING Filed May 10, 1924 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented Aug. 10, i

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Among the obj'efcts'of ir'iyinventionV are To provide a coupling soconstructed and arranged'thati'the outside members th'ereof'* may'be used'to aligntheshafts that Varev to be coupled.

To' provide al coupling so constructed and arranged that"the inside members 'there'of maybe 'used to to be coupled; 'l

To provide a coupl'ing capable of providing a positive driving relation between a pair of sh'afts'whiley perniittingl freedom of align'the shafts that are rotation 'of said "shafts' even if they arel structurally or otherwise j1misaligne'd a'xli ally. 2 i

To 'provide a'cioupling' having a lubricated 'bearing coaxialv with' each of the conpled 'To provide afcoupling infi which' there is a member* for each V sh'a'ftf' comprising teeth having Curved crownsiand a sleevef'havingteeth engaging the' teeth of said members,' the surfaces being 'betweenadijacent teeth on said sleeve bearing on fsaid crowns in order to form bearings for the ends of said sleeve and' combi-ning:with said sleeve' re- These andv further objects ofd my invention 'will'become' apparent in the following specificatiom' reference .being had to the accom'p'anying-drawings,`fand the novel means by A'which said=objects are'efe'ctuated will be definitely'pointed'out in t-he claims..

Figure 1 is ajviewfpartly in vsection of my improved coupln'g. i f

'Fig.' 2.'isl a view partly infsection showing a Variation' in' the construction of.` iny 'improved'coupling. V Fig. -3 is another Variation in my improved coupling. -f i ?Fig. 4is'a section along V-the line'4 4 in V1,,2xand. 3 looking-'in the direction of-V the,arrows'.

my'im roved :coupling. -=Either shaft may -be the y iinffentionfrelates,tofa rotar a shown' at 7V and '8,' respectiv lbeing similar the member ,11 o nlywill be '-past the packing'28; i,

V .The member 19 has a"flange 27 which 'is 5 and 6 are thefsha-ft'slthat are coupledby.v

r'iverandit Ais revolii-bly mounted in ely.

iponeachl 'shaft there secured by'therj:

keys 9 =and 1'0,' respectively,' thefsha'ft- 'members 11 and'12."The'members 11'v and 12 Vdescri'bed in'deta'i'l.`

The memberill is providedv with'tlhefi c y 'lindrical't siirfaces "'13` and 14 and with the teeth 15.' The Vteeth15'have involnteflnks, andZ faces. Said fla'nk's andfaces nfay be of any ciii'vature suitable forfgea'r teeth, bnt in" any case, the crowns of the teeth 15`re' Curved as shown at" 17 vfor a Apnrpoe'he're-N fi 'i The members 11` and 12 areV coupled'toc-J'" ,fzether bya sleeve formedof` thesle'eve mem bers 19 and 20.` |'The' members' 19 and 20 *being 'similar excepting th'atthe 'former has a counterb redrccessf`y ffor'thej receptionof inafter .explained the cylindi'ical p1fojection'25 on lthe member 20, the member V-19 only will be (le scribed detail.

A f1 azigje-z 26'is-'provded'inIV each :of'the structi'n'esv shown in Figs. 1 and ''2l which is 'se'cured to 'the'mei'nber 19 byi su`i'tablebol'ts In'thc' structure shown in Fig'the flanlge 26 'is' formedl integrally= With'fth'e member movab'le vdust, guai'dshaving contact with :19:

The fiange hasan an'nular groove therein :for'the' packing 28 an'd ;the la'tt'er' 'forms 'a :dust-tight' joint with 'the surface:

13 which issufliciently smallerin diameter insure" that the latter-`wil1 have a suppl of oil without V'danger .of-its findingfegressv "'than the Vpitich diameter of the teeth lito i provided with a cylindrical surface 29.'-

'- Teeth 35 Aare forme'd on the interior' of the member 19 which mesh with the 'teeth 15;

1 the surfaces between adj acent ;teeth-35 bear i upon thefsurfaces '171 inorderto provide a bearing forthe Aend offhe sleeve member '19;'

The abovel enumerated-:parts:shown in F igs. 1, 2 and 3 are similar.:exce'ptingthat;-l

as. .before statedgzthe flange '26'fis` madefsepa'rable from the member '19'in the structures shown-in Figs. and 2 andeis formedinte'- -the tructure'-- grally with the member. 19 in shown in1Fig. 3. v

' In the` structu-resshown in. I'igs.V l-,and 3' L`,there are provided' cylindricallsura'ces 36' and 37 upon the members -11 and 12, the surfaces 37 terminating in the frustro-conical surfaces 38. The members 19 and 20 areprovided with the cylindrical surfaces 39 which are of such size that they will fit snugly upon the surfaces 37 for a purpose herenafter explained. o

It is to be noted that the surfaces 39 m the structure shown in Fig. 1 -are formed upon flanges that are made integral with the members 19 and 20 and that the surfaces 39 lin the structure shown in Fig. 3 are formed upon removable rings ,43 that are pressed into recesses formed in"the members 19 vand 20.

The surfaces v39 terminate conical surfaces 40. In the structure shown in Fig. V2 frustroconical surfaces v41 are for-med upon Jthe members 11 and 12 and frustro-comcal surfaces 42 are also formed upon the members in frustro- "'19 and 20.

The manner of assembling and the mode of operation of my improved coupling as shown in Fig. 1 is as followsz- The sleeve member 19 with the flange 26 is placed upon the shaft member 11 by sliding it thereon from right to left and the flange 26 is then bolted in place. The sleeve member 20 and the corresponding flange are then assembled in place on the shaft member 12 in a lsimilar manner. The shaft members 11 and 12 are then secured, or they may previously have been secured, upon the shafts 5 and 6, respectively, but in either case, the sleeve member 19 is placed with the surface 39 engaging the surface 37, the axial position` of the member 19 being Vdetermined by the shoulder between the surfaces 147 and 37 contacting with the inner flange on thel member 19. The sleeve member 20 is similarly placed with reference to the corresponding shaft member.v

It is to be noted that the surface 39 is readily guided into en'gagement with the surface 37 by theguidingaction ofthe frustroconical surfaces 38 and 40. lThe shafts 5 and 6 are then 'adjusted until they are in axial ahgnment as will beievidenced by the conformity of the cylindrical surface 29 and the similar surface of the member 20 to a straight edge placed thereagainst; or by the conformity of the surfaces 36 to a straight 5 faees 37 and 39 so that a straight edge ap- Itj isv to be noted that by having the rockl ingbearings for the sleeve members upon the surfaces 17, I am enabled to build a coupling of minimum diameter for any given capacity; further, that but a small movement of the members 19 and 20 is required to bring the surfaces 39 upon the corresponding surfaces 37; consquently, the bearlngs 7 and 8 need not be far from the members 11 and 12.

It is to be noted that the members 19 and 20 when bolted together have sufficient movement axially to provide for all needful end play of the shafts 5 and 6. i

The structure 'shown in Fig. 2 is to be assembled in the same manner as the structure shown in Fig. 1 excepting that when the shafts .5 and '6'are to be aligned, the frustro-conical surfaces 42 are placedinto eontact with the frustro-conical surfaces 41 and thus the surface 29 and the corresponding surface on the member 20 are rendered truly coaxial with the shafts 5 and 6, respectively.

This type 'of coupling can be aligned only by placing the straight edge on the surface 29 and the similar surface on the member 20. In the structure shown in Fig. 3, the sleeve member 19 'is placed upon the shaft member 11 by sliding it thereon from left to 'right and the ring. 43 is then. pressed within the recess within said member. The sleeve member 20,` is similarly'placed upon'the shaft memberf 12 and the'corresponding ring 43 put in place. Thereafter the shafts 5 and 6 can be assembled in the same manner as 'heretofore explained with reference to Fig. 4. I have shown three formsvof my invention for illustrative purposes, but it is to be understood that I do not desire my linvention to be limited to 'the exact structures shown, for changes may be made therein' without departing from the spirit' of my invention. f

1. In a coupling,'the combination with a pair of sha-ft members for attachment to the shafts to be coupled, each member comprismg teeth having curved crowns, of a pair of sleeve members secured together,

'each sleeve member havingan outer cylini drical surface and teeth engaging the .teeth of said shaft members,-the surfaces between the teeth of said sleeve bearing on said crowns, a cylindrical surface on each shaft member, an inner cylindrical surface smaller in diameter than the diameter of said crowns on each sleeve member located to engage With the cylindrical surface on the corresponding shaft member when said sleeve members are separated and moved axially in order to coaxially align the outer cylindrical surface of each sleeve member with the corresponding shaft, and a remov'able flange secured to the ends of said sleeves.

2. In a coupling, the combination with a pair of shaft members for attachment to the shafts to be coupled, each member comprising teeth having curved crowns, of a pair of sleeve members secured together, each sleeve member having teeth engaging the teeth of said shaft members, the surfaces between the teeth on said sleeve bearing on said crowns, means for supporting said sleeve members on said shaft members when said sleeve members are separated and moved axially apart and cylindrical sur- .aces on said shaft members exposed when said sleeve members are moved axially apart to permit of the application of a straight edge to said last-named cylindrical surfaces for aligning the shafts.

3. In a coupling, the combination with a pair of shaft members for attachment to the shafts to be coupled, each member comprising teeth having Curved crowns, of a pair of sleeve members secured together, each sleeve member having teeth engag'ing the teeth on said shaft members, the surfaces between the teeth of said sleeve bearing on said crowns, a cylindrical surface on each shaft member, a shoulder on each.

said sleeve members are -moved -a'xially,-

whereby the axial movement of said sleeve members is limited so that a wedge may be introduced at different locations between said annular surfaces to indica-te when said shafts are aligned.

4. In a coupling, the combination with a pair of shaft members for attachment to the shafts to be coupled, each member comprising teeth having curved crowns, 'of a pair of sleeve members secured together, each sleeve member having an outer cylindrical surface and teeth engaging the teeth of said shaft members, the surfaces between the teeth of said sleeve bearing on said crowns, a cylindrical surface on each shaft member and an -inn'er cylindrical surface on each vsleeve .member located to engage with the cylindrical surface on the corresponding shaft member when said sleeve members are separated and moved axially in order to coaxially align the outer cylindrical surface of each sleeve member with the corresponding shaft.

ture.

In testimony whereof, I aflix my signa- 

